Oscar Wilde "Jumbo Aesthetic" Clarks Sewing Thread CARD

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MORE pre-1900 ! "circus" & "Jumbo" / ELEPHANT trade cards! This is one of MANY ca. 1800's original CIRCUS & STAGE themed cards ONLY FOUND in my store! Go to my STORE SEARCH and type in any word ( try for example " circus " or " elephant ") Visit my store: Old Cards @ Daves Great Cards Galore Authentic 100% Guaranteed Original ========================================================================================= This Oscar Wilde / entertainment / stage & circus theme trade card circa 1882: "Jumbo Aesthetic." P.T. Barnum's Biggest Animal Act / Jumbo feigns "aesthetic" affect! HISTORICAL NOTE : - - This card image reflects the late-19th century American infatuation with "Oriental" art and culture. Especially under the influence of the Aesthetic Movement (fueled by Oscar Wilde's lecture tour of America in 1882), Americans flocked to purchase and collect Chinese and Japanese imported (or imitated) "Fancy Goods" of all types. Wilde, the so-call "Apostle of Beauty," inspired art for art's sake. At a time when America was rapidly transitioning from a rural society to a more sophisticated urban/industrial culture, tokens from the Far East became a litmus test for social rank. Teas and imported bric-a-brac in the forms of everything from paper fans, parasols, and hanging lanterns to exotic bamboo screens and elephant bronzes were scattered about middle-class homes to instantly (and superficially) suggest a residence of "refined taste." For more on this fascinating subject, order from my store a back issue of the journal: Advertising Trade Card Quarterly, Fall, 1999 . REVERSE : -As shown below: Clark's Spool Cotton Sewing Thread card from a scarcer Buek & Lindner Lith. 65 Warren St. N.Y. set circa 1882. Authentic 100% Guaranteed Original NOTE: -This card reflects the late-19th century American infatuation with P.T. Barnum, his circus, and his JUMBO elephant. For more on this fascinating subject (including a sort of illustrated "checklist" of 25 + JUMBO trade cards), order from my eBay store (see left) a back issue of the "P.T. Barnum's Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant to Brave the Seas" issue of the journal: Advertising Trade Card Quarterly , Spring, 1998. Condition : -Minor flaws, reverse glue-pull thin spots, evidence of aging, as seen in HUGE scans. Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size : approx 3 x 4.75 inches ... size as indicated by ruler in scans. After over 30 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. This collection includes items common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate over 150 published articles and numerous books, including my now out-of-print 1996 classic: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS - HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list ! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. Free Shipping within United States: - YES! World Wide International Shipping = $2.00. I have other GREAT TRADE CARDS, Americana & SEWING early items etc. like this right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW! Visit my store: Old Cards @ Daves Great Cards Galore MORE! Pre-1900 ~ circus / Jumbo ! I'm adding to my store: WORD SEARCH my STORE for more! Visit my store: Old Cards @ Daves Great Cards Galore read more

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